Christian Lundgaard
Christian Lundgaard (born 23 July 2001) is a Danish racing driver.
Christian Lundgaard | |
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Lundgaard in 2019 | |
Nationality | Danish |
Born | Hedensted, Denmark | 23 July 2001
Related to | Henrik Lundgaard (father) Daniel Lundgaard (brother) Kasper Lundgaard (cousin) |
FIA Formula 2 Championship career | |
Debut season | 2019 |
Current team | ART Grand Prix |
Car number | 6 |
Former teams | Trident |
Starts | 26 (26 entries) |
Wins | 2 |
Podiums | 6 |
Poles | 1 |
Fastest laps | 3 |
Best finish | 7th in 2020 |
Previous series | |
2019 2018 2018 2018 2017 2017 2017 | FIA Formula 3 Championship GP3 Series Formula Renault Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 NEC SMP F4 Championship F4 Spanish Championship F4 Danish Championship |
Championship titles | |
2017 2017 | SMP F4 Championship F4 Spanish Championship |
Career
Karting
Lundgaard began karting professionally in 2012. He competed all across Europe and collected three major titles along the way.[1] In December 2016, Lundgaard was ranked fifth on a list compiled by Motorsport.com of the top ten karting drivers with future potential.[2]
Lower formula
In 2017, Lundgaard made his single-seater debut in the SMP F4 and Spanish F4 championships with MP Motorsport.[3] In SMP F4, he claimed nine victories, seven pole positions and ten fastest laps and claimed the championship with one round to go.[4]
Formula Renault
In 2018, after testing with them at the post-season test, Lundgaard reunited with MP for the Eurocup championship.[5] Claiming four wins across the season, Lundgaard claimed the title of rookie champion and finished as vice-champion to fellow Renault junior Max Fewtrell.[6]
GP3 Series
In June 2018, Lundgaard joined MP for the third round of the 2018 championship at Paul Ricard.[7] In December, he returned for the final post-season test, driving for ART Grand Prix.[8]
FIA Formula 3 Championship
Following his success in Formula Renault, Lundgaard was linked with a seat at ART for the inaugural FIA Formula 3 Championship.[9] In January 2019, the French outfit confirmed Lundgaard would race with them.[10] Lundgaard took his first podium in F3 on the 11th May 2019 in Barcelona, finishing second. Lundgaard won on track but was given a 5 second time penalty after falling too far behind the safety car earlier in the race. He won his first F3 race later that year at the Hungaroring, in Hungary, on August 3, 2019.[11]
Lundgaard reunited with ART to contest the Macau Grand Prix, which saw him finish third in the qualification race and fourth in the main event.[12][13]
FIA Formula 2 Championship
In November 2019, it was announced Lundgaard would partake in the season finale at Yas Marina with Trident.[14]
Lundgaard is driving for ART Grand Prix in the 2020 FIA Formula 2 season.
Formula One
In March 2017, Lundgaard was signed to the Renault Sport Academy.[15] In 2018, he was retained by the Academy.[5]
Personal life
Lundgaard's father is 2000 European Rally champion Henrik Lundgaard.
Racing record
Career summary
Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | FLaps | Podiums | Points | Position |
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2017 | SMP F4 Championship | MP Motorsport | 21 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 292 | 1st |
F4 Spanish Championship | 20 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 330 | 1st | ||
F4 Danish Championship | Lundgaard Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 42 | 11th | |
2018 | Formula Renault Eurocup | MP Motorsport | 20 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 258 | 2nd |
Formula Renault NEC | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 48 | 11th‡ | ||
GP3 Series | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23rd | ||
2019 | FIA Formula 3 Championship | ART Grand Prix | 16 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 97 | 6th |
Macau Grand Prix | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 4th | ||
FIA Formula 2 Championship | Trident | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23rd | |
F3 Asian Winter Series | Pinnacle Motorsport | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | |
2020 | FIA Formula 2 Championship | ART Grand Prix | 24 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 149 | 7th |
‡ Lundgaard was ineligible for points from the second round onwards.
† As Lundgaard was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
Complete GP3 Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Pos | Points |
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2018 | MP Motorsport | CAT FEA |
CAT SPR |
LEC FEA 12 |
LEC SPR 13 |
RBR FEA |
RBR SPR |
SIL FEA |
SIL SPR |
HUN FEA |
HUN SPR |
SPA FEA |
SPA SPR |
MNZ FEA |
MNZ SPR |
SOC FEA |
SOC SPR |
YMC FEA |
YMC SPR |
23rd | 0 |
Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)
Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | DC | Points |
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2019 | ART Grand Prix | CAT FEA 2 |
CAT SPR 6 |
LEC FEA Ret |
LEC SPR 15 |
RBR FEA 26 |
RBR SPR 17 |
SIL FEA 7 |
SIL SPR 5 |
HUN FEA 1 |
HUN SPR 5 |
SPA FEA 4 |
SPA SPR 4 |
MNZ FEA 13 |
MNZ SPR 9 |
SOC FEA 14 |
SOC SPR 9 |
6th | 97 |
Complete FIA Formula 2 Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)
Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | DC | Points |
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2019 | Trident | BHR FEA |
BHR SPR |
BAK FEA |
BAK SPR |
CAT FEA |
CAT SPR |
MON FEA |
MON SPR |
LEC FEA |
LEC SPR |
RBR FEA |
RBR SPR |
SIL FEA |
SIL SPR |
HUN FEA |
HUN SPR |
SPA FEA |
SPA SPR |
MNZ FEA |
MNZ SPR |
SOC FEA |
SOC SPR |
YMC FEA 14 |
YMC SPR 12 |
23rd | 0 |
2020 | ART Grand Prix | RBR FEA 4 |
RBR SPR 5 |
RBR FEA 6 |
RBR SPR 1 |
HUN FEA Ret |
HUN SPR 13 |
SIL FEA 4 |
SIL SPR 2 |
SIL FEA 2 |
SIL SPR 21 |
CAT FEA 11 |
CAT SPR 11 |
SPA FEA 17 |
SPA SPR 7 |
MNZ FEA 3 |
MNZ SPR 2 |
MUG FEA 6 |
MUG SPR 1 |
SOC FEA Ret |
SOC SPR 13 |
BHR FEA 19 |
BHR SPR 6 |
BHR FEA 21 |
BHR SPR 12 |
7th | 149 |
References
- "2015 CIK-FIA Best-of: The irresistible rise of Christian Lundgaard". 7 March 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
- "The Top 10 most exciting karting talents of 2016". 17 December 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
- "FOUR INTERNATIONAL DRIVERS JOIN THE 2017 SMP F4 NEZ CHAMPIONSHIP". 9 March 2017. Archived from the original on 12 March 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
- "LUNDGAARD, 2017 SMP F4 NEZ CHAMPION". August 20, 2017. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
- "CHRISTIAN LUNDGAARD TO STEP UP TO FORMULA RENAULT 2.0 EUROCUP WITH MP MOTORSPORT". January 15, 2018. Archived from the original on January 16, 2018. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
- Hensby, Paul (October 21, 2018). "MAX FEWTRELL CELEBRATING AFTER CLINCHING EUROCUP TITLE IN BARCELONA". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
- "Christian Lundgaard replaces Will Palmer at MP Motorsport". June 20, 2018. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
- Paterson, Cameron (November 28, 2018). "FIVE 2018 CHAMPIONS INVOLVED IN GP3 POST-SEASON TESTING". Read Motorsport. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
- Simmons, Marcus (November 21, 2018). "Ferrari F1 juniors tipped for Prema seats in new FIA F3 series". Autosport. Motorsport Network. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
- Benyon, Jack (January 23, 2019). "Renault protege Lundgaard secures ART F3 drive". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
- "Results". August 3, 2019. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
- "Vips takes FIA F3 World Cup qualification race win in Macau". November 16, 2019. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
- "MACAU GP: Verschoor defeats Vips to take prestigious F3 victory". November 17, 2019. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
- "LUNDGAARD SET FOR F2 DEBUT WITH TRIDENT". November 20, 2019. Archived from the original on November 21, 2019. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
- "Garcia and Lundgaard announced to Renault Sport Academy". March 31, 2017. Retrieved April 1, 2017.
External links
- Christian Lundgaard career summary at DriverDB.com
Sporting positions | ||
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Preceded by Richard Verschoor |
SMP F4 Championship Champion 2017 |
Succeeded by Konsta Lappalainen |
Preceded by Richard Verschoor |
F4 Spanish Championship Champion 2017 |
Succeeded by Amaury Cordeel |